Combination cigarette holder and pipe



W. WALKER COMBINATION CIGARETTE HOLDER AND PIPE Filed March 3, 1927 l yI mrney Patented July 31,l 1928.

UNITED I STATES wrnLrAM WALKER, or sAwmELLE, CALIFORNIA. I y

This invention Y CMIBINATION CIGARETTE HOLDER AND PIPE.

PATENT 'A OFFICE.

"Application med Maren a', 1927. serial No. ri'aafia relates to animproved form of tobacco smoking ap-pliance which may be convenientlytlon smoking pipe What I propose defined as a combinaand cigaretteh'older.

to do is to form a structure of the character referred to adapted toremove sop-called nicotine from the smoke,

to purify the smoke, to duce a pleasing aro-ma. The improvement isflavor it, and to probased upon a. new

form of smoke conductor interposed between the mouth-piece and the\source of smoke whether the latter be a tobacco bowl or a cigarette 'orcigar holder or the like.

. More specifically,

the improvement resides in av sectional conductor including one or moresmoke conducting tubes in which Sponges are removably fitted forcollecting the so-called nicotine deposit and for literally strainingthe smoke before it passes through the bore of the mouth-piece..

An advantage is derived 'from making the Sponges in the form )of-separable elements sna ped into the smoke conducting. tube and hel inplace by retaining wedges.

Other features of advantages will become `following description anddrawing l In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a side vlew in section 'and elevation showing one embodimentof the invention,

Fig. 2 is a simil ent embodiment,

Fig. 4 is ar view showing a differ- Fig. e im View Substantially like`Fig. 1,

a cross sec-tion taken approximately on the plane of the line 4--4 ofFig.

3v showing the cross-'sectional shape of the smoke conductor,

sectional view,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail AfragmentaryT Fig. 6 is a view like Figure5 shbwing a moreA complete embodiment of the shown in Fig. 5,

idea

Fig. 7 isa detail View of a candy wafer which is employed in mostinstances.

Confining attention more especially to Figure 1 it will b sented asmoking e seen that I have reprepipe which embodies a tobacco bowl 1having a coupling neck 2. The movable mouth-piece is represented by p"the reference smoke-conducting posed between character 3 while theso-called member. which is intert-his and the bowl is represented asanentirety by the reference character 4. This par t embodiesl a couplingor construction as well apparent from the fitting 5 having a' reducedend\6 fitted telescopicall into the neck 2 and having a reducedscrew-threadedjportion on itsv opposite end with which an open-endedcylinder 7 is connected. This cylinder is also threadedly connectedwithasimilar coupling 8 which is in turn connected with the screw-threadednipple 9 on the mouth-piece 3. Thespace on the interior of thecylinderbetween these two couplings forms a chamber for reception andaccommodation Vof the purifying elements. Before considering theseelements, attention is directed to a pair of metal tubes 10 and 11,which are fitted into thebore of the two couplings and which eX- tendinto the chamber. The. tube `(l communicates with thebottom of thetobacco.

as represented` more in detail in Fig. 5.v

Then a small wedge 15 is inserted and serves to maintain the prongs inaspread condition so that they are held securely in place. L Theadvantage in ths'unit is that it may be made and sold separately andreplaced from time to time as conditions require.v In the em# bodimentshown in Fig. 1 lare employed two of these sponge'units, one for thetube 10 and one'forV the tube 1 1. These-are of a size so -that theyarelspaced apart. in, order to accommodate a candy wafer 16 o'f theconstruction better represented in Fig. 7. Incidentally, this candywafer is preferably of a medicated nature. In .v this connection I wouldstate that it is my intention to utilize the lmedicated features of thevdevice for -s'ize and shape which lits `snugly into 14 of generalU-shaped treatment of throat, nose and head troubles.

first sponge ,whe-re' it is.

' to the following tube 11. When it is drawn to the smoker.

to the bore of the mouth-piece 3 it is cooled, fiavored and purified,the'results being a beneiicial treat-ment, as well as a recreationMoreover, as before stated the aroma of the smoke, from this treatment,is pleasing.

The 'remaining4 embodiment of the invention shown in the succeedingforms of the invention represented in the additional figures of thedrawing embodies substantially the same features of construction. Forexample, in Fig. 2 a cigarette or a cigar holder is represented whereinthe sponge 4 and its constitutents are identicall with those alreadydescribed. However, in this form there is i a ferrule 17 employed andfitted onto'the end 6 of the eeupling, 5 to accommodate the cigarette18. This is in effect a. cigarette holder. Fig. 3 is practicallyidentical with F ig. 1 with the exception of the shape of the pipe andby reason of the fact that a single sponge is employed.. In connectionwith this figure and considering Fig. 4 which iS a section thereof itwill be. observed that the part 7 is of somewhat triangular crosssection, is fiat on its bottom as represented at 18 in order to providea rest, whereby the article may be placed safely upon a table 'withoutcapsizing.

Fig. 6 differs only in the fact that the sponge` unit is made with twosponge sections separated to accommodate the especiallyconst-ruotenotched candy waferjrepresented by the same referencecharacter 16.

In connection with this form, it is to bel stated that the iends of theprongs of the i retaining wires are preferably pointed so n stemcleaner.

that 'they canr pierce the Sponges. More` over, it-will be noted thatthe arms of the retainer extend through the diametrically oppositenotches of the candy wafer so that it is held firmly in place. y

Attention is invited to Figs. 3, 5 and 6, `wherein it vwill be observedthat the retaining wire 14 is provided with a centrally disposed wireextension lwhich operates as a This extends down into the meek of thepipebowl, and it is obvious that by rotating the mouthpiece 8, and thecarry- "ing plug, the stem cleaner will be turned for unclogging thesmoke passage.

It is believed that by considering the description in connection withthe drawings, a clear-understanding.of the invention will be had.l VInView of this, a more lengthy de scripti'on is ,thought unnecessary.

Minor changes coming within thescope member adapted for dispositionbetween a mouth-piece and a source of smoke production, said memberembodying a pair of centrally bored couplings iitted into the ends of` ahollow connecting member and forming a smoke-conducting and treatingchamber,

separate tubes carried by said couplings andV having their inner endsprojecting into said chamber, purifying Sponges located] in saidchamber, and means for detachably connecting said Sponges with the innerends of said tubes. y

2. In a smokers appliance of the class described, a smoke conducting andtreating member adapted for disposition between a mouth-piece and asource of smoke production, said member embodying a pair of centrallybored couplings fitted into the ends `of a hollow connecting member and?forming a smoke-conducting and treating chamber,

separate tubes carried by said couplings and having their inner endsprojecting into said chamber, purifying sponges located in said chamber,and means for detachably connecting saidsponges with the inner ends ofsaid tubes, said means being provided with supplementary wedges tosecurely hold said' means in said tubes.

3. In a smoker-s appliance oftheclass described, a smoke conducting andtreating member of the class described comprising a air of boredcouplings, a connecting memer of hollow construction connected withlsaid couplings and providing a smoke-treat? ing and conducting chamberthere-between, reduced smoke-conducting Utubes iittedt into the bores ofsaid couplings, the inner ends of the tubes extendinginto said chamberand the extending ends being provided' with restricted orifices andsmoke-treating means for association with one or more of said tubes,said means embodying a sponge fitting snugly into said chamber, asubstantially U- shaped wire retainer, the bight portion. of which isconnected| with a sponge, the arms of which are adapted to telescopeinto `the 'adjacent ends of the tubes, and a retaining kWedge disposedbetween said' arms and it' ting into the tubes for holding the arms inplace.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. l

WILLIAM WALKER."

